The college did not expect junior officers to solve every problem alone. It gave them enough broad knowledge to understand orders, organize a boat crew, communicate with another ship, and lead a task with help from senior ratings and other specialists. That grounding supplied a knowledge base for the formation as a whole rather than promising individual mastery. Leadership training also came through the instructors selected, the subjects taught, and the practical responsibility given to cadets.
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Training junior officers for team leadership
Britannia aimed to produce broadly prepared junior officers who could lead assigned tasks while drawing on senior ratings and shipmates.